Israel's Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael says she had been frightened by pro-Palestinian protests and security concerns surrounding Israel's participation in the competition, but was "focusing on the love" shown by global fans.

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“I support the call for Israel’s exclusion from the Eurovision Song Contest,” Nemo, a Swiss artist who won last year’s competition, told the Huffington Post. “Israel’s actions are fundamentally at odds with the values that Eurovision claims to uphold — peace, unity, and respect for human rights.”